Mysterious lightning strikes the Ukrainian capital, but NASA's satellite is not to blame. The US space agency emphasizes that the incident was not caused by a falling satellite.
Mysterious lightning over Kyiv
At around 10 p.m. local time (9 p.m. CEST) on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the sky over Kiev was illuminated by a mysterious trail of light, accompanied by several flashes of lightning. The extraordinary phenomenon then triggered an air alert in the capital of Ukraine.
Shortly after the event, the city's military administration announced on Telegram that a decommissioned NASA satellite, which may have entered the Earth's atmosphere, could have been the cause of this fascinating spectacle. However, NASA clarifies that this is not the case. The affected RHESSI satellite is still in orbit and is not responsible for the fireball over Kiev, a spokesman for the space agency told the BBC.
The respected astronomer Jonathan McDowell also emphasizes on Twitter that the trail of light over the Ukrainian capital cannot be connected to the NASA satellite. The astronomer explains that the object's orbit would be thousands of kilometers away from Ukraine.
The origin of the fireball remains a mystery. After an air raid alert was raised for Kiev, the city's military administration assured the city that anti-aircraft defenses had not been activated.
The source of the celestial spectacle over the Ukrainian metropolis remains a secret for the time being. There is a possibility that the fireball was simply a meteor that burned up as it entered Earth's atmosphere.
The phenomenon is currently being discussed on social media. Pictures showing objects reminiscent of UFOs on trucks made the rounds on Twitter, among others.
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